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Far away in Cangzhou, at the Military Camp.
The young man, dressed in a purple velvet robe, drained the wine from the jug in one gulp and casually tossed it to the ground.
"County Princess." With a glance from Lou Yan, the guards stationed on either side of the Military Camp stepped back.
She took a couple of steps forward, snatched the wine jug from Lou Yu's hands, and looked at his despondent state with a pang of pain in her heart. "Ah Yu, is Ye Chen really that good? You drown your sorrows in drink for him, yet he is getting married tomorrow. Why do you torment yourself over someone who does not belong to you?"
"You speak nonsense." Lou Yu's cheeks flushed with drunkenness as he forcefully pushed Lou Yan away, staring at the shattered wine jug on the ground. Suddenly, he spoke up, "Cousin, do you know? Throughout my life, almost everything I wanted was given to me by you and Father. But when I wanted to leave Kyoto with Father, he refused me. And then when I wanted Ye Chen to come with me, he also turned me down."
Another gulp of strong liquor went down his throat. "Tell me, why do they always push me away? Am I really that unlikable? And Ye Chen—after being friends for a year, I still can't compare to those few months he spent with Pei Guanjing. Where did I fall short? Why did he choose Pei Guanjing over me?"
Lou Yan frowned and stepped forward to wipe the wine off his hands with a handkerchief. "Ah Yu, forget him. He is now Pei Guanjing's wife and can no longer be your beloved. Besides..." There was a moment of hesitation before Lou Yan continued, "Ye Chen had a child out of wedlock and is already bound to Pei Guanjing; she is two months pregnant. Are you willing to let down your father's expectations for such a shameless Kun Ze? Do you want him to die with regrets?"
Ding Wang had succumbed to poison shortly after leaving Kyoto. The poison had been gradually administered by Pei Yongshang through his food; despite being extremely cautious, he still fell victim to it.
On the day Ding Wang passed away, he held Lou Yu's hand tightly and said, "Ah Yu, you are the hope of Cangzhou. Your father wishes for you to understand that in the face of great issues, personal feelings are insignificant. You have not only your father and cousin but also thousands of soldiers from Cangzhou behind you. You cannot let them down; remember to bring them home; their families are still waiting..." Before he could finish his words, Ding Wang's arm fell limp; a once-great hero had died under Pei Yongshang's schemes.
Lou Yu had spent little time in Kyoto; after taking medicine for a while, he expelled the toxins from his body. However, Ding Wang was old and had long suffered from poisoning—there was no remedy for him. He had known his time was short and chose to remain by Lou Yu and Lou Yan's side without burdening them.
After Ding Wang's death, tensions between Cangzhou and Kyoto escalated further. Yet on the day of Ye Chen's wedding, she still received a wedding gift sent by Lou Yu.
After exchanging vows with Pei Guanjing, Ye Chen sat in her bridal chamber and lifted her red veil herself.
He sat at the table, enjoying the pastries that Xiao Yan had secretly sent him, when he suddenly heard Xiao Yan say this. It was said that the accountant at the time was also taken aback by the gifts sent by Ding Wang, but he still recorded them.
After all, the Regent and King Huai'an were now in-laws, while Ding Wang and the Regent were sworn enemies. Sending gifts to them was truly perplexing. However, some people recalled the long-standing rumors about Ye Chen, Lou Yu, and Pei Guanjing, suggesting that there might be some truth to it.
As a result, during the wedding banquet, some guests began to gossip quietly, covering their mouths as they discussed the romantic escapades of Lou Yu, Pei Guanjing, and the young Heir Apparent. Their storytelling was so vivid that if Ye Chen weren't the protagonist of the day but rather a mere guest, he would have stayed just to hear more of their tales.
What a delightful tale it was!
He almost found himself believing it.
Pei Guanjing cast a cold glance at these people. With his internal energy, he could hear everything clearly. At his and A Chen's wedding banquet, these individuals dared to slander A Chen. Thus, Pei Guanjing took note of each one of them.
A gentleman's revenge is never too late; he could always take action another day.
Liu Jin, also a practitioner of martial arts, couldn't ignore how this group spoke about his son. Naturally, he couldn't drive them away and could only cast a tentative glance at his son-in-law, who seemed to be wearing a green hat.
Suddenly, he felt quite sorry for his son-in-law.
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